Eat bread rather than biscuits with Cheese as biscuits contain more fat

Avoid drink tea and coffee with cheese the combination can give you indigestion

Red wine helps break down the cholesterol in fat and means your body absorbs less

Salads, fruit and wine all help break down the fats

Low fat cheeses are usually pretty bland because when you reduce the fat you reduce the flavour as fat enhances and increases flavour – so just eat softer cheeses or stronger cheeses!

Use oils rather than hard fats when cooking they contain less saturated fats - olive oil is the best

Cheese is a natural food – it has nothing added to it [although in NZ cheesemakers tend to add cream and more salt than other countries] it is simply the fruit of the soil - the grasses and meadow flowers converted into milk and then the milk is transformed into 100's of different cheeses. The breed of animal and the complexity of the grazing will influence the flavour and texture of the cheese. A good artisan cheese has its own unique character and should be eaten on its own not just cooked or smothered in pickle.

Juliet Harbutt

Juliet Harbutt is one of the world's leading authorities on cheese. This site has tons of information about cheese!

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